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I wish to contribute to the open source community to the best of my efforts and boost my skills as a developer during this period. It's about giving back to the community which has contributed so much to changing our lives. Linux, FFMPEG, GNU Octave etc are softwares which are used by us on almost daily basis without even realizing their importance to our lives and the computer science field. Open source gives people the freedom to express themselves without any 'Digital Handcuffs' and learn a lot about this amazing technology in the process as well. I wish and hope that Google Summer Of Code will give me the chance to express my ideas. | I wish to contribute to the open source community to the best of my efforts and boost my skills as a developer during this period. It's about giving back to the community which has contributed so much to changing our lives. Linux, FFMPEG, GNU Octave etc are softwares which are used by us on almost daily basis without even realizing their importance to our lives and the computer science field. Open source gives people the freedom to express themselves without any 'Digital Handcuffs' and learn a lot about this amazing technology in the process as well. I wish and hope that Google Summer Of Code will give me the chance to express my ideas. | ||
** Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. ''Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!'' | ** Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. ''Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!'' | ||
My experience with GSOC has been really good. I have been in contact with your organisation via Mailing List and IRC channel and help was always available. Even when it was not possible to directly answer the query, you pointed me to the potential sources, which helped a lot. | My experience with GSOC has been really good. I have been in contact with your organisation via Mailing List and IRC channel and help was always available. Even when it was not possible to directly answer the query, you pointed me to the potential sources, which helped a lot. I am familiar with the program and its timeline. | ||
* Why are you choosing Octave? | * Why are you choosing Octave? | ||
Because Octave is an amazing project. I have used MATLAB and Octave at my college for lots of projects and realised that this knowledge and tools must be available to all for free. Progress of science and technology must not be bound by licencing fees. Octave is the free alternative to MATLAB. As a student, it is very important for me to realise the importance of, and promote Free and Open Source software. | Because Octave is an amazing project. I have used MATLAB and Octave at my college for lots of projects and realised that this knowledge and tools must be available to all for free. Progress of science and technology must not be bound by licencing fees. Octave is the free alternative to MATLAB. As a student, it is very important for me to realise the importance of, and promote Free and Open Source software. | ||